Acragas (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Acragas or Akragas (Greek: Ἀκράγας) was a river god^[1] said to be a son of Zeus and the Oceanid Asterope. The town of Acragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily takes its name from the river,^[2] which flows to the east of the plateau on which the town was built.

The Ephebe of Agrigento, hypothesized to depict the river Acragas^[1]

The name "Acragas" likely originates from the Greek karkinos (crab), due to a large population of crabs in its waters.^[1]